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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
work in a large school. in

- Work IN large school, IN
section Of Chicago that is almost SOL
idly foreign in it's population. We
brought home with us some of their
exercises, taking one paper each from
several pupils, making a collection of
the decisive battles of the late war.
The elegance Of these papers is such as
would reflect credit upon profession
al artist The paper work is merely
tho elimination of previous blackboard
work Every pupil steps to the board,
and while one describes all draw rap
idly.
First, they draw a map of the entire
battle arena for the campaign, then q
map Of each division of the battlefield,
then of each battle with tho charges of
the forces as the battle progresses
They represent the camp by means Of
tents, marches by arrows, battles by
snort parallel lines, naval engagements
by ships. After map has been drawn
he pupils are seated, one only remain-
ng at the board TO be questioned by
the others, If question is asked that
docs not seem fair, or that ho consia-
ers trifling in its character, he declines
20 consider it; il, however, the ques-
toner thinks differently an appeal is
made TO the class, who decide upon its
adyisability. When he fails to sustain
himself he Il seated and the pupil who
has asked the final question takes his
place, and the questioning continues.
When a specially good point is made
there is evident sign of approval on
the part of the class The interest, the
enthusiasm, the yigor OF thought,
proved the success OF the method A
short biographical sketch indicates the
pupils appreciation of the commanders
IN each campaign Each child learns
a poem in connection with every great
battle.
The lad of fourteen years, who docs
this work well, knows more Of the war
that closed seven years before his birth
than his father who fought the battles.
-JodraaL Of Educati0n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
Rich Bitumen Bed.

A letter from San Luis Obspo, Cal.
to the San Francisco Chronicle saws:
The remarkable recent discoveries are
the result Of an experimental boring
for oil. The abundance of asphaltum
in this county has long been matter
of notoriety, and its mining and ship
ping TO San Francisco has for MANY
years constituted a large and profit
able business, some $500 tons being
the annual product.
The existence of asphaltum inti-
mated the existence of petroleum. In
the valley Of San Luis creek, about
two mixes from its entrance into the
Bay of San Luis Obispo, DR., G. r.
Nichols, the owner of the land, OBJ
served some rock appearing to con
tain asphaltum or oil and proposed
boring on the spot Taking as associ-
ates in the enterprise Judge Fred
Adams, a capitalist, and Aft Walker.
a practical operator, the project Of
boring was undertaken about one year
ago.
AT about six hundred feet in depth
the artesian augcr entered body of
rock from which flowed a large volume
of sulphur-water accompanied by AZ
infammablc gas. The water has a
temperature Of 80 degrees and flows
about thirty thousand barrels a day.
The gas, when confined in a let of four
inches in width and one-siNteenth in
thickness burns with a flame two or
three feet high The quantity Of gas
flowing from the we'll has never been
measured, but it is estimated by some
TO be more than double that used in
lighting the city of San Luis Obispo.
The boring was continued until a
depth of very near nine hundred feet
was reached, without any change, and
there it rests. This singular well,
with its fountain of hot sulphur water
surmouuted by its waving plume Of
fame is situated in a very pleasant
and romantic locality in valley
threaded by a pretty little stream and
amid great oak and sycamore trees,
while between it and the ocean is a
| high hill, which shelters il from the
heavy sea breezes, that are sometimes
! disagrceable, rendering the climate
| always as genial and lovely as the
scenery is picturesque and beautiful
70 the general public, or at least to
the lover of the esthetic it is deemed
a great good fortune that no oil was
found, as, instead, the locality has
been turned into a park, appropriately
named Nichols park, bathrooms and
restaurants constructed, swings sus-
pended from the high branches of the
trees, a dancing floor laid, and the
beginning made of what must be the
most attractive resort in the state.
Bathing in the water affords ineXpres-
sible delight. The temperature is per-
feet for the purpose, the water health
giving and soft and in every sense de-
licious The resort is of easy access.
as on the opposite side of the valley,
a few hundred yards distant, is the
Pacific Coast railway, and good wagon
roads lead to San Luis and to Pismo,
either about five or six miles away.
This is one of the great and singular
developments of the year
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
War Among Wild Mules

At length we reached the fw
devious where about three ia
wild mules were already as,al
waiting for the distribution II
much-prized salt, says a writer
I0Uth'S Companion, describu. |
venture in South America They
collected in groups of ten oradI
each group being presided ever
mare, who seemed to have "a
enough with her unruly followers
In order to keep up her diw'y|
a proper respect for her chieita.aI
she allowed no mule to approlcaH
in the radius commanded by Aer |
or heels, laying down her ears
lashing out in all directions wha|
they showed any inclination 20
too closely upon her.
1t was curious TO observe iGGi|
mules never attempted to bitcUI
their foster-mother in return II
rough treatment of them. ID
themselves, however, there II
such kindly feeling, but each
to hate the other with mortal 'nt
frequent and lond-sounding l
blows of jealous heels on maTi
When all was ready, the ,li
were opened and the conieai
tributed upon the ground in
small heaps at sufficient oa
apart.
When the battle began aIIr
even toward the foster-parah
forgotten in the intense cag..'rl
each animal to reach the SELF
law Of the strongest and most
ageOus was paramount 10 U'
medley that ensued
Now one mule. with cars Iad
back and mouth wide open
charge into the excited throHs
lash ont with tremendous force
and rapidity, clearing q comp.et
for one brief moment during wv
would have'the salt heap all %
Another mule. rendered lIa-
the sight of the salt di,aP.
would charge into the circle
savage duel would commence
which other animals would
and meeting each other al,
again become an indcscri5a''
of fighting and tunult.
The blows given ana taA'-
something frightfuI to witness
far as could see, no animal eA1
any sign of pain, but again 40.
each would return furlou'4
charge.
/ recalled my own recent eNf
i'm mu)e-driying, and no lon.N
dered at the slight impression "
my heavy hunting crop a
with the punishment whlCa
mails voluntarily endured io'
lick Of salt. such blows q ~-
been but touches Of a rats "a"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

titled to don Her household includ-
ed a major domo, grand almoner,
and several chaplains, secretaries,
pages, and Wallets de chambre. The
expense she incurred in buying rich
vestures, costly damescene arms, and
mettlesOme horses was beyond what
wealthy courtiers Of her time would
have gone to. Oh whom did she want
10 make a conquest? There is nothing
in the old musty papers which NJ. Trou-
bat has been searching 10 show. But
one may assume with him that she
wanted to subjugate some person or
persons besides the English by the
beauty OF her accoutrements. AT Van
couleurs she dotted her peasants garb
20 wear for the rest of her life ,nascu-
line attire, the mission which she re-
ceyed from on high being a soldierly
one. But the most fastidious belle
never showed herself more dainty in
the choice of her feminine habiiments
chan Joan Of Arc did in that of her
mans clothing. Her armor was of
great beauty and inlaid in n curious
Saracenic manner with gold. When
she laid it aside she dressed in the rich
est stun's of silk brocade, which in
winter were lined with fur. One Of her
suits was Of cloth of gold, cmbroid-
cred with cunning needle work.
Philadeiphia Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
Russian Iron.

A fIttsDufg, IA, correspondent OF
the St. Louis Gto6e-Dem0crdt writes:
A romantic story was developed to-day
by the initial steps of building a Rus
San-iron mill at treeport small town
thirty miles north OF this city. The
towns people donated the site and
$1,000 to hrm to Dulid there. One or
the firm related to the correspondent
the following story:
This will be the first Russian-ir0n
mill ever built outside of Siberia. An
imitation of Russia iron has been made
in this country for some time, but it is
not imperrious to rust. lmpervious-
ness to rust IS the crucial test of Russia
iron.
There is Il little history connected
with the introduction Of this industry
into America. Few persons imagine
what a risk was run in learning the
secret of the treatment by which Rus
STA iron is made. There arc but three
people outside of Russia to-day that
know this secret. They are: Mr. Will
liam II. Rogers, his father, and his
nephew. Mr. Rogers came into the
possession of the secret in this way:
About eighteen years ago he was
sent out as Pennsylvania State gcolo-
gist to Russia. He had credentials adj
dressed to Ex-Governor Curtin, the
minister at ST. Petersburg at that
time, and was received with great
pomp and ceremony by Princess Dem
idoh, in whose Siberian mines he was
ostensbly to carry on his geological
Investigations. The princess attended
him in person on his long Journey, five
hundred miles, into the Urai noun
tains. and treated the American geolo-
gist with all the imperial courtesy ac-
corded to the most distinguished for
eigner. The Russian mobiles, too took
great fancy to Mr. Rogers, and in
sisted that he should purchase few
million acres of land Siberia "A
million acres is but trife-and estab-
lish an American colony. Mr.. Rogers
said he hadn't the money
'Oh, it won t take much, they said:
"a few million dollars would answer
the purpose
The offer. however, was declined
as politely as possible, without letting
the uobleman know that it was alto
gcther possible for PENNSYLVANIA
State geologist to be as poor as the
proyerbial Jobs turkey
LAS long as Mr.. Rogers confined his
explorations to the mises he attracted
little or no suspicion, but as soon rs he
set foot inside the iron-mills of Prin-
cess Demidoft' he was subjected to the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
Pin Money for Wives.

Among the poor, particularly the
thrifty and Industrious poor, the wo-
man Of tine household. be she wife or
daughter, has much more control i'm
dispensing the dailyor weekly wage
than women ou higher social plane:
men ut raWu when sensible ana
Nlud.y. s4ct,cca more generous rule
OK couiH-ll partnership than is usual
among " Of brain. though these
latter, hiugs ue ON such Il scale Of
plenty tuaf unless We hook below the
surtaoe Nations and equipments Of
me Aam '4c fail 60 discover the false
hoanea rt.atiou~ THAT exist between
husband 5ud wife For wives. as-a
CLASS. AE" no spending money, and
"et .al.e c3Guizaut of their hus-
9A.A~ craze business condition. is this
l",i '1 ,.H being man ha, promised
% l"u.aa- Wella, t. iovc2
NHlaH are accused Of being
'meu. d anyone who las ever
SERVED VIA collection committee
HNaH- aaW NJ forming q list III posi-
',e -as,ee beers name after name j.,
omitted with the remark. mo use Of
-HH & - her. she never gives. or.
">ha has 10 money And vet the
husband ST ",he T. invariably 4 man
" means or ample professional III
come, Who pays eXtrayagant aouse-
ho.d or personal bills for his family.
usually with willing rood nature It
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
Cost of Making a Watch

They were comparing timen...
the Dewitt house office, the aig
A. l.. Denison, of Portland v.,
them. Trustee Ben Hilton ~ Y
Arson, balanced a gold timer =. Y
dexter finger, and Hon. Rpm. by
of South Turner, produced tba h
liable sun-regulator from h. "
pocket. 1t looked like a conn.,
Of watchmakrs, and served TOM.
moral to this story.
"A cousin of mine. saij n. (
son, "who was Of the same 'p a..
myself, was the first person n, ~. y,
watch by machinery. and /, n.y. ~
who established the Nyaltbom l
works in Waltham, Ma,,,rs,l
He was abroad over twenty NJ
Switzerland and on the conrn.,,
Producing his watch-maNng
chinery.
Not long ago, on a visit "a
country, he came to see ms
asked me this question; .Ho, +
do you suppose l can make \
by machinery-that is, a god
movement one-one that Ne n
warrant for term of tbrg.rI
years? ] tried to answer Nm
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

EDUCATION FOR WORK OR cULiCHEE
Much rs we may talk OF ed
ucation of the mind" aud discipline
of the faculties" the education OF boys
and young men has mainly been dom
mated by practical ends. We are far
from saving that those ends have al
WAYS been wisely sought; we simply
contend that i'm general they have been
recognized When q young man has
been destined for the bar, for the
church, for the profession of medicine,
or for some scientific or literary career
there has been a special object in CIV
ing him as liberal a preliminary edu-
cation as possible; and such courses OF
higher education as have heretofore
been devised have had as their main
Intention the fitting of men for profess
sional careers. and not the mere pro-
ductou Of large number of linely-pol-
ished iutcllcct- destined for no partlc-
ular function whatever, 1t may he
further said that. in the education OF
men. the dchuiteness of the Interior
aim has been to a large extent the cir
cums.ancc that has rendered the i'm
parting of sound education possible.
The mind can carry what it means TO
make use of, what it expects to tiud
seryiccable, far better than it can what
does not point to any special applica-
ton. The education of men has thus
been given a certain concrcteness and
q certain actually from the fact Of its
bearing. or, at the very least, being
understood TO bcara distinct and deli
mite relation to practical life.
How is il, now, ms regards the cdu-
cation of WomcnP 1t is certainly true
that women are taking to-day much
wider share i'm the work Of the world
than hey did even generation ago.
Many more careers are open to them,
and their ability to assume even the
most dificult professional duties is nc
longer doubted. Mauifestly, then, a
practical necessity has arisen for plac-
ing within the reach of women tho
highest educational advantages. II
can hardly, however, be maintained
that the somewhat clamOrous demand
that has been made of late years on be-
half Of women for such advantages has
been mainly inspired by the desire to
enable women to hold their own in
various professional walks. The OBJ
iect has rather been to produce a gen
GRAFTON Of giftoa women without refer
ence ~ any special practical use to bC
made of their high accomplishments,
Culture for cultures sake has been
the idea, rather than culture for the
sake of more efficient iCOr6 From
. d. .st
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

Is only when money l.
a tightening OF the purse '. ~. M
stlnetiyely takes place. .s syrIaa
oinsh'ng query is made. a .W. a
woman. what did you ia wv. %al
/ gave you last week?r W. y
such a question put 10 y ~. 9a'ea
by a man whose yearly e,. ge'o'eil
at least $4,000. and MI, MI p-asa
week gave the same w w, N
diamond earrings. aud alrr I 'aia
aged her to dress extro,'. = 81
1--WE luxuriously. HuDers E ~. /;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

The educational demand of the last
decade has been largely for an increase
in the number OF branches taught, and
an elimination of non-csseutials from
those regarded rs fundamental, The
study of arithmetic, geography and
grammar has been so encountered with
details, non-Csscnial if not absurd,
that time has been wasted, and in many
eases error has been taught A grave
fault in the teaching of English gram
mar is the use of definitions and rules
copied from Latin @rammars but hav-
inc little or no application to the Eng
Hsh language When pupil is re-
quIrcd from day aday to repeat mean
inglcss or absurd terms. language
ceases to be- an element of true educa-
ton
English grammar is studied that the
pupil may learn how TO speak and
write the English language correctly
and an definitions, and rules should be
framed with THAT end i'm View. In a
composite language almost destitute
of infections, few rule, are applicable
or helpful
Ihcru.c that "A verb mast agree
with rs subject, etc, has such p deli-
mite meaning iu the Latin that the sub
ioct doc, not appear being known by
the form G.. agreement, of the verb
The ordinary English verb shows
such agreement only hCtce 10 the hir-
tg-SIr agreements of the corresponding
Latin verb. l. the agreement Il rule
or ma cr'tptiJu7 l. itau assistance in
l.,l.nfH4r I,s,- O., -n.al lfl v1,tfa nor
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

Say, Maria. exelalul..- B.
son the other day. ! hiv .yrl
the long-haul clause Rst
mean2 demanded Mr.
mean. said Mr. Blop,oitr st
stead Of pushing tIs n
around four blocks y lail ~ &.
4 while. Otherwise sli.. ,a,,',rt..is
ia raise the rates Of transl
Burlington Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
EDUCATIONAL.
Necessity for Placing the Highest Eduos
tionaI Advantages Within Bsheh
of Women.

,,,.., Ngu-psseEtials - Modern
Methods for Teaching g. ~P''''
tory School Notes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
The Pink.Eyed Pittsleys.

Scattered through the several country
towns and villages of Rochester, Free
town, Lakeville. Long Plain, Acusbnet
and Myricks Is peculiar race Of people
that stick closely 10 their native back
woods, but on rare occasions emerge
from their self chosen retirement 10 the
neighboring more populous towns Of
Middleboro and Wareham, and some
times are seen on the streets Of New
Bedford, Taunton and Fall River. the
observed Of all beholders.
Their local appellation that follows
them 10 all places Is that OF ''Pink-eyed
Pittsleys." Their peculiarity IN pink
eyes and perfectly white hair. This
striking singularity Is said 10 have at
first made its appearance IN a.
family by the name OF Pittsley
i'm Freetown, a century or more ago.
and spread through succeeding genera
tions among the offspring Of those who
intermarried with the members Of the
family, until many Of the residents Of
this section Of variety of family names
as well as that of Pittsley have members
married by this peculiarity Of the eyes
and hair and accompanying facial ex-
preston that ~ odd in the extreme.
The old man Merchant Pittsley was
pink-eyed, and he had nine children. All
five of his sons had pink eyes and white
hair, and one daughter was marked the
same way: but the other three girls had
as fine black eyes and dark hair as any
girl in town. They married all but one,
and had children, and some of their chill
dren had pink eyes and white hair. but
not all.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
ROBBER GANG BROKEN UP.
Texan and Mexican Officers Make a Sue
cessful Raid.

IeNan ana mexican oHfcers Wake a sue
cessfuI Raid.
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, June 1.-At
dawn yesterday morning, in the midst
of a driving rain, the Balsa Cutoff,
above Santa Maria, in Mexican territory
on this side of the river and the refuge
of about thirty desperate bandits. thieves
and smugglers, was raided by forces
from both sides of the river Sheriff
Breto, of this county, and Deputy Clans
ner, of Hidalgo, with about fifty rancho
ros, entered and drove out the bandits
who met with a warm reception on the
other side from detachment of the
Third Cavalry, under the command
of Colonel Nieves Hernandez. A
sharp fight then ensued, in which
Colonel Hernandez was wounded in
the hand, and a number captured, sew
eral of whom were well known. The
large amount of stolen stock was found,
most of which was returned to its own
ers. Betro brought in and jailed two of
the men, Florencia AlmauZar and
Dolores Canter. On account of the dense
brush a number of noted criminals
made good their escape. The blow is,
however. 4 severe one to the disorderly
end criminal element which had gath
cred in these cut-offs, as they believed
themselves safe from pursuit, and We're
ripe for any revolutionary plot. and We're
maintai ning themselves by robbery and
pIuplar
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
FREE GROG STOPPED.
The Board of Academy Visitors not to Be
Supplied by the Government.

The Board of Academy Visitors not to I:e
Supplied by the Government
WASHINGTON, June l. = Comptroller
Butler; of the Treasury Department. in
auditing the accounts of the Superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy, has dis
allowed all items of expenditure for
whisky, brandy and other intoxicating
liquors furnished to members of the an
nual board of visitors. This disallow-
ance will be a hardship to the super
intendent, who has been required by
the board of visitors to furnish
these luxuries, and who will have to suf-
fer loss of from $500 to $500 on the
last years accounts, if Congress does not
come to his relief. The officials of both
the Naval Academy and Military Ac-
ademy have been notified that no such
items will in future be allowed. 1t has
also been decided by the auditing officers
of the Treasury Department that the
law creating the board of visitors and
providing for the payment of their ex-
penses by the Government does hot con-
template nor admit of their taking their
families with them, unless at their
own expense.